Q. Where is the best place to study in the library?

Our main campus library has many spaces that students enjoy studying in:

On the first floor, there are three main spaces to study in. The Weyerhaeuser Reading Room houses our reference collection and has desks with desk lamps, along with couches and booths in the adjoining room. The De Pree Reading Room has a mixture of desk study spaces and also soft sofa seats. It is typically one of the quietest and most studious areas of the library. The Peggy Helmerich Learning Commons (lobby) has high chairs, tables, and new sofas with electric outlets for laptop use. This area is often used as a social space or a study space (or both!) Students are allowed to have food and drinks in this space.

On the second floor, the east side of the building has a mixture of communal study desks, individual study carrels, and soft sofa seats. Many of them are next to floor to ceiling windows which makes the space light, airy, and bright.

On the third floor, students have access to the library balcony with chairs and tables for outdoor study during favorable weather. The inside of the third floor is now a shared space primarily housing staff offices and cubicles.

There are four group study rooms on the third floor available for patron use on a first-come-first-served basis. Please see the circulation desk for availability and to check out room keys. These rooms are perfect for study groups or group project meetings, but are not available for use by single patrons. Unfortunately, we cannot offer our study rooms to alumni and visitors, as they are reserved for current student use. 

If you are looking for a quiet place to write a paper, or for intensive study, there are some study carrels available in Basement A, along with longer tables and chairs in Basement B.